Urban Forestry Center, Portsmouth
#29 among attractions in Portsmouth
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Facts and practical information
The Urban Forestry Center is a 182-acre state-owned forest and environmental education center in the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. There are several buildings, garden demonstration areas, and trails which are used for walking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. ()
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Urban Forestry Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Water Country, Rundlet-May House, African Burying Ground, The Music Hall.
0.9 miSWWater park, Amusement parkWater Country, Portsmouth
23 min walk • Water Country is a water park located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. It opened in 1984 and was owned by the Samuels family until they were bought out by Festival Fun Parks in 2000. The park is now owned by Palace Entertainment and has a number of slides and swimming pools that range for all ages.
1.9 miNMuseum, History museum, Historical placeRundlet-May House, Portsmouth
49 min walk • The Rundlet-May House is a historic house museum at 364 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of a high-end Federal style mansion, built for a wealthy merchant. The house is of particular significance due to the survival of early documentation related to its construction.
2.2 miNHistorical place, MemorialAfrican Burying Ground, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The Portsmouth African Burying Ground is a memorial park on Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The memorial park sits on top of an 18th century gravesite containing almost two hundred freed and enslaved African people.
2.2 miNMusic and shows, Nightlife, TheaterThe Music Hall, Portsmouth
57 min walk • The Music Hall is an 895-seat theater located at 28 Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. Built in 1878, The Music Hall claims to be the oldest operating theater in New Hampshire and the 14th oldest in the United States.
2.2 miNMuseum, History museum, Historical placeJohn Paul Jones House, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
2.2 miNMuseum, History museum, Historical placeGovernor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
58 min walk • The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
2.3 miSEBeach, Park, Outdoor activitiesWallis Sands State Beach, Rye
60 min walk • Wallis Sands State Beach is a public recreation area located on the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. The state park offers a sandy beach with bathhouse, picnicking, and 500-car pay-parking lot.
2.4 miNConcerts and shows, TheaterThe Players' Ring, Portsmouth
61 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
2.2 miNParkHaven Park, Portsmouth
56 min walk • The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable.
2.2 miNChurch, Music venueSouth Church, Portsmouth
57 min walk • South Parish is the historic name of a church at 292 State Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. The church building, built in 1824-26, is one of the earliest examples of Classical Revival architecture in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
1.8 miNEMuseum, History museum, Historical placeWentworth–Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth
47 min walk • Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion is a 40-room clapboard house which was built as the home, offices and working farm of colonial Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. It is located on the water at 375 Little Harbor Road, about two miles southeast of the center of Portsmouth.